TMZ reports: [not music related but an interesting
read...] Randy Quaid has filed a lawsuit claiming he was done in by producers
of 'Brokeback Mountain.' TMZ obtained a copy of the lawsuit, filed Thursday
in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming producers falsely represented the
movie to him as "a low-budget, art house film, with no prospect of making
any money." Qauid claims the representations were a ruse from the beginning.
'Brokeback' has grossed around $160 million.

Quaid's suit claims that in 2004, he met
with director Ang Lee, who offered him the role of Joe Aguirre. The suit
alleges that Lee told Quaid: "We can't pay anything, we have very little
money, everyone is making a sacrifice to make this film." The suit does
not specifically state how much Quaid made, but it does claim that the
defendants "were engaged in a 'movie laundering' scheme designed to obtain
the services of talent such as Randy Quaid on economically unfavorable
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Contact Music reports: Rap mogul SEAN COMBS
is urging his fashion followers to enhance their masculinity with a mansize
"purse". The Sean Jean designer loves accessorising but warns size does
matter regarding men's totes. He says, "I do have a manbag. I'm not going
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Contact Music reports: JIMI HENDRIX's life
and death is set to hit the big screen with LENNY KRAVITZ the favourite
to play the rock legend. Music impresario ELLE VON LEAR has acquired the
"exclusive authority" to use the name, likeness and performances of Hendrix
after a lengthy battle with the rocker's estate - and the first thing she
plans to do is make a controversial biopic.[see full story for more]-
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MSO reports: BASTARDS OF YOUNG, the first-ever
definitive DVD documentary and concert film chronicling the rise of the
modern punk, emo and hardcore music scene, is set for release June 6 via
*Image Entertainment, Inc. The comprehensive concert film and documentary
DVD was created/produced by Michelle Caputo and directed by Shannon Hartman
of Art and Industry.

The two-disc set runs over three-and-half-hours
and includes live performances and backstage footage from artists such
as THURSDAY, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, UNDEROATH, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, THE STARTING
LINE, ARMOR FOR SLEEP, MIDTOWN, THE EARLY NOVEMBER, MATCHBOOK ROMANCE and
EMANUEL; plus interviews with JIMMY EAT WORLD, FALL OUT BOY, JULIANA THEORY,
THE BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE and SOMETHING CORPORATE.[see full story for more]-
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Epic reports: Epic Records is excited to release
the first-ever live collection from multi-platinum, Grammy-award winning
rockers KoRn, titled KoRn: Live & Rare, on May 9th. A companion piece
for 2004's Greatest Hit Vol. 1, KoRn Live & Rare delivers thirteen
songs and is a must for any KoRn fan. Live & Rare includes ten previously
unreleased tracks from their famous 2003 gig at the infamous CBGB's in
New York City, their landmark 1999 Woodstock performance as well as their
Klassic cover of Metallica, rare b-sides and more. [see full story for
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Contact Music reports: MTV has given the green
light to an "APPRENTICE"-style show which will see aspiring journalists
vying for a chance at a staff position on Rolling Stone magazine. The as-yet-untitled
reality show will pit writers against one another in a three-month competition
to see who is the best rock scribe. Production on the show will begin this
summer (06) and the show will premiere later this year. [should be easy
to win, dismiss the good stuff and praise superficial crap... see full
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Reuters reports: Pio Leyva, a singer and composer
in the Buena Vista Social Club band of veteran Cuban musicians, died on
Thursday of a heart attack. He was 88.[see full story for more]-
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Gigwise reports: Despite widespread media
reports the legendary Brian Eno is not working on the new Roxy Music album.

The official Roxy Music website had announced
the news a while back, but have since deleted all posts.

Now Brian Eno website EnoWeb claims the
reports were "untrue and just in-good-faith wishful thinking from the journalists
-- Brian has no involvement with the band's current recording or tour plans.
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hecklerspray reports: You know when you're
trying to find a suitable Mother's Day card - basically a folded piece
of paper that somehow makes up for you breaking your Mum's heart by never
calling when you say you will?

And you know how a lot of those Mother's
Day cards have To The World's Best Mum written in huge pink letters all
over the front of them? Well, don't buy the cards that say that, because
those cards are covered in lies. Your Mum isn't the best Mum in the world.
Sharon Osbourne is the best Mum in the world. How do we know that Sharon
Osbourne is the best Mum in the world? Because people who buy stuff from
Freemans Catalogue told us, and that's as good as gospel. [yup she's the
ideal 21st century mum for those that advocate the breakdown of the family..
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CMJ reports: Now that Sonic Youth has sent
out early copies of their latest LP, the long national nightmare of trying
to figure out the album's title and tracklist is finally over. It looks
like the new record is called Rather Ripped, not 'Sonic Death' or 'Do You
Believe In Rapture?' as previously reported. "Do You Believe In Rapture?"
has instead been reserved for one of the track's names. Rather Ripped will
be out June 13 on Geffen.[see full story for tracks]-
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Tripwire reports: Primal Scream is back with
a new album... and there was much rejoicing! Due out on June 5th in the
UK, details about their forthcoming release have finally been unleashed
and it sounds like a doozy! For starters, the album now has a name: Riot
City Blues.

There are a few guest appearances on the
new tracks, including Will Sergeant from Echo & The Bunnymen, who plays
lead guitar on "When The Bomb Drops". Alison Mosshart from The Kills shows
up on a few tracks providing backing vocals, even singing a duet with Bobby
Gillespie on "Dolls". [see full story for more]- Click
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Blabbermouth reports: According to RollingStone.com,
AUDIOSLAVE have set "Revelations" as the title of their third album, due
in June. For the follow-up to last year's "Out of Exile", singer Chris
Cornell wanted to explore a vocal style he feels closest to but has never
touched on before: R&B. "I love rock music, but my favorite singers
are not in rock bands," Cornell confessed. "They're Stevie Wonder, Mavis
Staples, the CHAMBER BROTHERS."[see full story for more]-
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tinfoil reports: The Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA) has been wreaking havoc on consumers' fair use rights for the
past seven years. Now Congress is considering the Digital Media Consumers'
Rights Act (DMCRA, HR 1201), a bill that would reform part of the DMCA
and formally protect the "Betamax defense" relied on by so many innovators.

HR 1201 would give citizens the right to
circumvent copy-protection measures as long as what they're doing is otherwise
legal. For example, it would make sure that when you buy a CD, whether
it is copy-protected or not, you can record it onto your computer and move
the songs to an MP3 player. It would also protect a computer science professor
who needs to bypass copy-protection to evaluate encryption technology.
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KNAC reports: Three of Motorhead's most important
albums -- 1983's 'Another Perfect Day,' 1986's 'Orgasmatron' and 1987's
'Rock 'N' Roll' -- are now getting special treatment. Two-disc deluxe expanded
editions of each are being released via Sanctuary Records on March 28,
2006. Supplemental bonus tracks include single B-sides, live versions and
rarities. The liner notes include essays, previously unseen photos and
images of memorabilia.[see full story for more]- Click
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punkbands reports: Norma Jean are set to begin
pre-production on their new album early next month with producer Ross Robinson
(At The Drive-In, Slipknot). The as-yet untitled new album is expected
out through Solid State in July/August.[see full story for more]-
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